Improvement in end-gates for wagons



W. H. PARKIN- I End-Gate for Wagons. No. 212,398.

Patented Feb. 18, I879.

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NJUERS. PHOTO-UTHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON, D. O.

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WILLIAM H. PARKIN, OF GOOD HOPE, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN END-GATES FOR WAGONS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 212,398, dated February 18, 1879; application filed October 17, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM HENRY PAR- KIN, of Good Hope, in the county of McDonough and State of lllinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in End-Gates for Wagons, of which the following is a description, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and the letters of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is the same, showing the end-gate in an inclined position. Fig. 3 is the same, showing the pivoted end-board. Fig. 4 is a sectional view, having a part cut away to show the pivot and its bearing. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the segment. Fig. 6 is a section through line 00 m, Fig. 2.

The nature and object of this invention is to furnish an improved end-gate which can be applied to all common wagon-bodies in general use without alteration, and which is so constructed that it can be easily adjusted to an inclined position to form a scoop-board, so that the contents of the wagon-body can be conveniently removed with a scoop-shovel.

It also consists in providing suitable means whereby the gate can be changed from an inclined position to a suitable position for dumping the contents of the wagon-body, and in so constructing the end-gate that when in either position it holds the sides of the body together and prevents the load from pressing them apart; and its novelty consists, first, in combination, with pivoted segments, a pivoted end-board, so arranged as to form both a scoopboard. and a dumping end-gate; second, in combination with pivoted segments, suitable hinged cleats provided with fastenin gs, and so arranged that the end-gate can be changed from a scoop-board to a dumping end-gate.

In the drawings, A represents the sides of the wagon-body made in the usual form, with cleated side-boards; B, the end-board; G, the bottom. D D represent the segments, to which, at their lower edges, are attached pivots J which pass through a metal box, G, which is placed between the cleats a a, and through the lower edge of the sides A, (see Fig. 4,) by

which means the segments can be turned up or down, as may be required.

The end-board B is secured in place between the segments by cleats, (the outer cleat, a, bein g hinged,) and is bound thereto by means of the shank parts of the cranks 70 70, which pass through the segments D D and through the cleats on the end-board into suitable nuts. These shanks are for a double purpose-first, they act as binding-rods to bind the segments and end-gate together; and they also act as pivots for the end-board when placed in the position shown in Fig. 3. The cranks 7c 70 are also for a double purpose-first, acting as hooks to hold the end-gate in an erect position and, second, to bind the sides of the body A and end-gate together.

To the inner sides of the ends of the sideboards A are attached cleats a a, atthe proper distance apart to form a groove for an ordinary end-gate. On the segments D D are attached cleats s and t, which are of even thickness with the cleats a a on the sideboards, and are for the purpose of preventing the grain, &c., from getting between the segments D D and the sides of the body A. The cleat s acts-as a stop when the end-gate is inclined, as shown in Fig. 2, by coming in contact with the inner cleat, a, on the sideboards A. (Shown in Figs. 2 and 6.) The cleat s on the segment D has attached to it a proj cctin g spur or catch, 0, which when the end-gate is turned down, as shown in Fig. 2, enters a mortise cut in the inner side of the inner cleat, a, (see Fig. 6,) and is for the purpose of preventing the sides A and the segments D D from being pressed apart by the pressure of the load. This manner of securing the spur or catch 0 to the cleat 8 makes it more convenient to fit the end-gate to all common wagon-bodies,'as there is no alteration to make except a small mortise in the inner cleat, a, for the catch 0 to enter.

Operation: The end-gate, as shown in Fig. 1, is in proper position to receive the load, and when the load is to be removed the cranks k k are unhooked and the endgate is turned down, as shown in Fig. 2, which changes the endboard B into a scoop-board, so that the contents of the load can be conveniently removed with a scoop-shovel. When itis necessaryto stantially as shown anddescribed, for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination with the segments D D, the hinged cleats n n, provided with suitable fastenings, whereby the end-board B can be changed from a scoop-board to a dumping endgate, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose set forth.

WM. H. PARKIN.

Witnesses:

'l. J. PRICE, WM. '1. PRICE. 

